APA-Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers

The APA Education Directorate, APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS), and Clark University are pleased to announce the seventh annual APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers. All interested high school psychology teachers are invited to apply; the workshop will be open to twenty-five teachers. Workshop presenters will include faculty from the Clark University Psychology Department. Steve Jones of City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC) and Kristin Whitlock of Viewmont High School (Bountiful, UT) will also present. The presenting Clark psychology faculty will be announced by early Spring. Scott Plous, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University and founder and Executive Director of Social Psychology Network, will deliver the keynote address.

Housing in the Clark campus dorms and materials will be provided for all participants. There is no registration fee. Participants will also receive travel stipends of $100. Five travel scholarships of $250 each will be available to teachers in need of extra travel support (please note that the maximum travel reimbursement any teacher would receive is $250). Please see the application form for details. A hard copy application form (PDF, 40KB) and an online application form are both available.

The application deadline is April 15, 2011. Participants will be selected by approximately May 1.

This Workshop is sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation, Clark University, and APA, with generous support from Lee Gurel, PhD. Please contact Emily Leary by e-mail or at (202) 572-3013 if you have any questions.